Gallery openings in St. Louis

A modest attempt to list gallery openings in the visual arts in St. Louis

(Searching by date is probably the best way to find all events for a particular day)

Friday, November 30, 2007

Bruno David: Friday, 7 December 2007

Opening Reception. Friday, December 7 from 6 to 9 pm

Thomas Sleet: Traces will be in the Main Gallery, featuring large wall relief sculptures composed of cement, natural and synthetic fiber, recycled materials, acrylic, and earth pigments. Sleet utilizes tortured distressed surfaces to merge shapes and texture, positive and negative, color and space, uniting as a remarkably unique composition. His work is enigmatic as it weaves themes of organic structure, migration, infinite multiples and primitive culture.

Ingo Baumgarten shows small paintings, which comment, on banal aspects of everyday life by representing them as motives of his art. He is interested in demonstrating his individual view of the world around him without glorifying or condemning it. He would consider his work as a painter successful if it enables the spectator to adopt a more complex and altered perception of his surroundings. Baumgarten uses paint portray these objects and details because it “provides a better medium for formulating an individual point of view.”

Ella Gant presents a series of short videos centered on the principle that reveal "awareness of our own experience can inspire social consciousness, political responsibility, cultural interaction and changed behavior." Her knowledge of history and theory combined with her relationship with photography, video, performance, electronic arts, result in works that address the identity, sexuality, subjectivity, reality, and ephemerality.

Craft Alliance: 11 January 2008

The Embedded Image: Current Work in HandThe Embedded Image will present 16 artists who have embraced the inherent qualities of hand papermaking as an integral part of their visual syntax. The common thread that will form Continuity will be the presentation of work that unites the image and object. In the National Exhibition Gallery. Curator, Tom Lang.

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary: Friday, 30 November 2007

Please join us this friday Nov 30th for our annual holiday group show at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary. We will be featuring an eclectic collection of paintings, drawings, sculpture and photographs from over 20 artists.

Opening reception is this friday from 6pm to 10pm and will be generously catered by SASHAS wine bar.

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary is located 4 blocks south of Manchester at 3100 Sutton Boulevard.

Left Bank Books Gallery: Friday, 30 November 2007

The Left Bank Books Gallery presents the work of LINDSEY CHESKY

The Art Gallery at Left Bank Books presents the opening of our exhibition of the work of Lindsey Chesky. The opening reception will be held downstairs in the Left Bank Books Gallery from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm on Friday, November 30 and the exhibition will be on display through January 5.

This event will take place at Left Bank Books , 399 N. Euclid Ave. in the Central West End . The event is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Left Bank Books at (314) 367-6731 or visit www.left-bank.com.

Atrium Gallery: Friday, 30 November 2007

MARY JOAN WAID: "Meditations"

Atrium Gallery announces an upcoming solo exhibition for nationally recognized artist Mary Joan Waid. "Meditations", an extensive show of pastels and oil paintings will open Friday, November 30 with a reception for the artist from 6-8pm. Waid will present a short Artist Talk about her work in this exhibition at 6:30pm. She is one of the most esteemed still-life artists working today, and her pristine and evocative pieces are actively collected by private patrons and museums. Waid has been working in New York for the past thirty years, and is included in numerous exhibitions and publications. Her current work presents a richness of detail andoften a deep palette giving an air of quiet elegance to her common everyday subjects. The exhibition will continue through January 13.

Also, presented in Gallery III is a Holiday Group Show featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, fiber works and artist books.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Atrium Gallery: Friday, 30 November 2007

MARY JOAN WAID

MEDITATIONS Please join us as we open a solo exhibition for nationally recognized artist Mary Joan Waid on Friday, November 30. There will be a reception for the artist from 6 to 8pm and she will present a short artist talk about the work in this exhibition at 6:30pm. "Meditations" is an extensive show of pastels and oil paintings. Waid is one of the most esteemed still-life artists working today, and her pristine and evocative pieces are actively collected by private patrons and museums. She has been working in New York for the past thirty years, and is included in numerous exhibitions and publications. Her current work presents a richness of detail and often a deep palette giving an air of quiet elegance to her common everyday subjects. The exhibition will continue through January 13.

Also, presented in Gallery III is a Holiday Group Show featuring paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography, fiber works and artist books.

Regular hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10-6, Sunday 12-4, and by appointment.

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Philip Slein Gallery: Friday, 16 November 2007

Jeff Aeling's new landscape paintings combine the sense of grandeur of the past with the visual clarity of 21st Century art. Aeling says about his paintings "regardless of our awareness, we all share an intimate connection to the natural world. The processes thatshape nature also shape ourselves. I am trying to make paintings that reflect that connection."

Belinda Lee: "I paint portraits --I see myself as a visual anthropologist collecting and describing data that details a difficult, changing and complicated world." In this new body of work, Belinda carries forward the tradition of portraiture in a viable and meaningful fashion.

Snowflake/CityStock: Friday, 16 November 2007

Ponce has been exhibited widely in her home country Chile and the U.S., as well as Portugal, Denmark, and Korea. She uses metaphoric language to convey the complexity of the subject matter, something explicitness cannot convey. Her work gravitates from the Poetic to the Political while maintaining a love for audio and crafted imagery.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Kemper Art Museum: 16 November 2007

"Beauty and the Blonde: An Exploration of American Art and Popular Culture"

Explores the significance and ubiquitous presence of the image of the blonde with a diverse range of artistic media, including film, photography, collage, prints, painting, sculpture, video, and interactive web projects, as well as in popular culture forms such as film posters, Barbie dolls, magazines, and other ephemera. Includes work by a range of artists including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Duane Hanson, Robert Rauschenberg, Cindy Sherman, William Wegman, Lynn Hershman, Lorna Simpson, Nikki S. Lee, and others.

"Ephemeral Beauty: Al Parker and the American Women's Magazine, 1940-1960"

Displays the work of this accomplished illustrator and contributor to the American aesthetic of the mid-twentieth century. Parker, a St. Louis native and graduate of the St. Louis School of Fine Arts at Washington University, is best known for creating illustrations for women's magazines in the post-war era.

Monday, November 12, 2007

SLCC Forest Park Gallery: Friday, 16 November 2007

"sketches for the future" this friday november 16th from 6-8. the show is at forest park community college gallery of contemporary art located in the library building on the forest park campus. the show consists of new prints and small soft sculptures.

"sketches for the future" runs from november 12, 2007 - december 14th, 2007 and the gallery hours are monday through friday 10am - 4pm. 314-644-9231.

Hunt Gallery: Friday, 16 November 2007

Using paper in a physical way, Lamboley’s paintings, drawings and sculptures play with the transference of images intended as a thematic overlapping, and an insight into how abstraction happens. With particular emphasis on the materiality of the medium, her work attempts to trace this process and to become a catalyst for new experiences, pinpointing a personal understanding and inquiry into the laws that govern, how things are supposed to be organized, and looking into history and its importance in everyday occurrences. In the work,Lamboley possesses the power of suggestion, pairing ideas such as politics and religion; a statement on the separation of church and state is accomplished by combining text from the Bill of Rights with a stylistic layer of reference to an illuminated manuscript. This method allows Lamboley to create an uncertainty of and between two disparate movements, Lamboley comments: “it is the idea we hold in front of the world that is, I believe, where the binaryoppositions, contradiction, confusion and conflict arises.” She is also driven by the belief in the power of art as an expression and reflection of life, viewing art as “a way of being, a science, a practice for self-transformation and social change, and a life choice” and using the role of art as an implement and a motive for constant discovery. These elements have become the principal foundation for her creative process by consistently questioning the limits to allow for a possibility of aligning with what she calls “a more sustainable underlying order.”

Friday, November 09, 2007

Open Lot: Friday, 9 November 2007

We'll Talk More LaterA collaboration with Greg Edmondson

Opening reception: Friday, November 9, 7:00 – 11:00 pm

About four months ago Greg Edmondson purchased 5 pounds of super phos, a phosphorescent powder, to use on sculptures for the Collective installation at the Sheldon Galleries. Two pounds remained of the substance and Jonathon Lisenby, of Open Lot, invited Edmondson to mount an exhibition of work which would also glow in the dark. But Edmondson, however, was more interested in how other artists would work with the substance.

I thought it would make more sense to get everyone involved in the space involved in the show; and see where a handful of artists would go if they all used the same material,â€ said Edmondson.

B.J. Vogt, Emily Hemeyer, Turner Williams, Jordan Hicks, Angela Malthionno, and even Jonathon Liseby, himself incorporated super phos into their artwork. The results will be view Friday, November 9 at the inauguration of Open Lot.

Mad Art Gallery: Friday, 4 January 2007

Famous Fictional: Portraits from Comics, Television and Movies Opening Reception

Friday, January 47 pm to 11 pm

Mad Art Gallery is proud to present Famous Fictional featuring portraits from comics, television and movies. Work will include paintings, illustrations, and sculptures of some of the most famous, or infamous, characters from comics, television, and movies. This exhibit opens on January 4, 2008, and runs through January 28, 2008.

This exhibit assembles an accomplished group of artists. Dan Zettwoch is an independent comic creator and operates the website USS Catastrophe, often cited as one of top locations for alternative comics readers on the Internet. The site features several original works and sneak previews by the cartoonists, and hosts the first of a new generation of on-line mini-comics stores. Zettwoch's work is often featured in the Riverfront Times. Matt Kindt self-publishes the comic PISTOLWHIP, along with many others. His online comic Super-Spy has been recognized by several industry publications.

A free, opening reception will be held on Friday, January 4, 2008, from 7:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Cash bar available.

Thursday, November 08, 2007

Gallery Visio: Thursday, 8 November 2007

VisagesArt for AIDS Exhibition and FundraiserNovember 8th to November 29thOpening Reception: Thursday November 8th, 4-7 pm

Gallery Visio is pleased to present Visages featuring artists Christopher Schulte and Jerry Breakstone. You are invited to experience the sculptural beauty, the rich complexity and the amazing diversity of ceramic representations of the human (and occasionally not so human) face. Schulte and Breakstone have delicately sculpted well-known facial imagery intended to reintroduce the humane practice of eye contact, and face-to-face communication in the technical world of emails and cell phones. This exhibition was designed to encourage people to re-experience looking at faces.

Proceeds from both artists will go to sponsor Project ARK/Camp Hope, a weekend long respite camp for children living with HIV and their families in the St. Louis area.

The balance of Christopher Schulte's proceeds will go to the Will Flores Fund. The Will Flores Fund is dedicated to aiding and creating art, mentoring, and yoga programs for children and persons living with disabilities. The Flores Fund is also a major contributor to AIDS/HIV organizations.

Gallery VisioUniversity of Missouri St. Louis170 Millennium Student CenterOne University BoulevardSt. Louis, Mo 631211st Floor next to the Multicultural Center

Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Schmidt Art Center: Thursday, 8 November 2007

Yingxue Zuo exhibits paintings that range from experimental abstractions with ink on canvas to expressive depictions of boats and Chinese peasant life. Michael Miksicek's Quadrille paintings are "rugged vessels of sensation that endure through time and circumstance," and Jeri Au's ceramic installation punctuates space in the Reiners Gallery.

Exhibit continues through December 14, and is free and open to the public.

The William and Florence Schmidt Art Center is located on the Belleville Campus of Southwestern Illinois College. Exhibits and events are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted. Call 618-222-5278 for more information. Visitor parking is available in front of the Art Center. HOURS Tuesday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thursday 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Closed Sunday, Monday, and school holidays.

COCA Gallery: Friday, 9 November 2007

Three established printmakers known for their innovative approaches combine work in this impressive show. Carmon Colangelo makes mixed media images use an iconography of disparate imagery that together form a fantastic narrative. Joan Hall is known for her large scale sculptural prints that are thickly layered with handmade paper, pulp, printing ink and collage elements to make luscious surfaces that allude to the sea and its power. Finally, Peter Marcus is one of the pioneers of large scale experimental printmaking creating complex images of patterns and texture that are inspired by and based on architecture.

The Soulard Art Market and Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of the "Show Me" Exhibition on Thursday, November 15th, 2007 (for a wine and cheese reception from 7pm to 10pm) and November 16th, 2007 (for our beer and chips party from 7pm to 10pm). Sunday November 18th will feature live trad/urban/tribal music by Raw Earth eXperience (2:00pm - 5:00pm). "Show Me" is a juried exhibition that will feature 25 exciting artists with a variety of media. Admission to the exhibition is free and open to the public. Artwork will be offered for sale and the artists will be on-site to interact with the public and discuss their work. The exhibition will run until December 2nd , 2007- open every Thursday and Friday 6:00pm - 10:00pm and Weekends Noon - 6:00pm.

Recently crowned “Miss Soulard” will be awarding the First Place Art Award on November 16, 2007, wearing her gown, crown and sash.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

May Gallery: Friday, 2 November 2007

Peter Robert Thompson

Simple American Places

2 - 23 November 2007

The May Gallery is located on the second floor, west wing, of theSverdrup Building at 8300 Big Bend Boulevard, Webster Groves MO 63119. Hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-9:00 pm; Saturday-Sunday, noon-5:00 pm.

We welcome your comments. Send us e-mail, or contact us by telephone at 1-314-246-7673.

Craft Alliance: Friday, 9 November 2007

In a new exhibition at Craft Alliance, discover that the history of goblets is synonymous with celebration! The Goblet Redefined, curated by Luanne Rimel and Stefanie Kirkland of Craft Alliance, explores the historical form of the goblet in contemporary expression. “Throughout history goblets have been used for drinking during ceremonial events and were created by the most skilled artisans of the time. For this exhibition Craft Alliance has invited glass and metal artists to explore and redefine the goblet,” state curators Rimel and Kirkland.

The Goblet Redefined features the glass work of Sam Stang, Kaeko Maehata and Tony Cray, and metal work by Michael Gleason, Paulette Myers, and John Baltrushunas.

Starting November 19, holiday gallery hours are Monday through Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Craft Alliance is a nonprofit organization in the Delmar Loop dedicated to providing inspiration and education in fine contemporary craft to the entire community through exhibitions, sales and instruction. For more information about the exhibits, please call Craft Alliance at (314)725-1177 or visit www.craftalliance.org. 6640 Delmar, University City.

Hoffman LaChance Contemporary: Friday, 9 November 2007

On Friday, November 9 at 7 p.m., the local arts group Poetry Scores will host "Go South for Animal Index," an art opening, silent auction and multimedia release party. The event will be held at Hoffman LaChance Contemporary.

"Go South for Animal Index" is a poem about the atomic bomb by Stefene Russell, a poet from Salt Lake City who grew up downwind of the Nevada nuclear test site and has since transplanted to St. Louis. Poetry Scores has set her poem to music, mostly as rock songsby Three Fried Men. A CD of the score will be released at the November 9 event, published with the annotated text of "Go South" and essays by the poet and by the musical co-producer, Chris King.

Admission to the event is free. The Poetry Scores multimedia release of "Go South for Animal Index" (signed, limited first edition of 200) will be on sale for $15. The art will be on sale by silent auction. Proceeds from the silent auction will be divided evenly between artist, gallery and Poetry Scores.

Poetry Scores is an arts group devoted to the translation of poetry into other media. This year it incorporated with the help of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, which currently is assisting with its tax-exempt status.

This event is sponsored by KDHX Community media, and Poetry Scores is supported by Volunteer Lawyers and Accountants for the Arts.